How a Cycle Works
Your first cycle opens the day your funded account is activated. Every later one opens the moment the previous payout is approved.
At that moment the cycle starts fresh, all at once: the payout is deducted from your simulated balance, your five qualifying payout days reset to zero, the 40% consistency calculation resets, and payout-eligible cycle profit resets to zero.
Your cycle stays open and tradeable right up to approval — which also means a profitable day still adds to the cycle total and a losing day still subtracts from it, so consistency can move while you wait.
What Happens to Profit You Leave Behind
It stays in your account. A cycle that produced $10,000 and paid out $2,000 leaves $8,000 in your simulated balance as ordinary account equity, where it cushions you above your drawdown floor and gives you more room to trade.
It does not count toward the new cycle's profit, its qualifying days or its consistency denominator.
There is no buffer requirement — no threshold you have to sit above before your first request. The only balance condition is the drawdown floor.
What Closes a Cycle, and What Does Not
| Event | Closes the cycle? |
|---|---|
| You accept a smaller payout, and it is approved | Yes |
| A request is not approved | No |
| Your $25,000 monthly allowance runs out | No |
See Minimum Payout, Caps and the Monthly Maximum, or Payout Rules for the complete rule.